Georgia Code
Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties Generally
§ 46-2-23. Rate-Making Power of Commission Generally; Special Provisions Concerning Telecommunications Companies

History. Code 1981, § 46-2-23 , enacted by Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1988, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 46; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 46; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 46; Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, §§ 12, 15/HB 117; Ga. L. 2012, p. 847, § 5/HB 1115.
The 2002 amendment, effective April 18, 2002, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted former subsection (h), which read: “Nothing in this Code section shall be interpreted as amending, modifying, altering, or repealing Chapter 6 of this title, known as the ‘Georgia Radio Utility Act.’ ” and redesignated former subsection (i) as present subsection (h).
The 2009 amendment, effective April 30, 2009, in subsection (h), substituted “House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee” for “Industry Committee of the House of Representatives” and substituted “Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee” for “Finance and Public Utilities Committee of the Senate”. See Editor’s notes for intent.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, deleted former subsection (h), which read: “Beginning one year after deregulation or eliminating tariffs on a service, the utility will file within 60 days of such anniversary date with the commission a report showing the rates or tariffs for such service on the effective date of deregulation or detariffing and the rates or tariffs on the anniversary date. Such reports will continue to be filed on an updated basis annually for a period of five years. The commission may prescribe the form and content of such reports. The commission will thereafter as soon as practicable file a summary of the results and contents of such reports with the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee and the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.”
Cross references.
Authority of General Assembly regarding regulation of public utility rates, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. V.
Prohibition against gratuities, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. VI.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “April 14, 1988” was substituted for “the effective date of this Code section” at the end of subsection (f) and subsections (f.1) and (g) were redesignated as subsections (g) and (h), respectively.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 55, repealed Ga. L. 1988, p. 1988, § 2, providing for certain reports after deregulation or elimination of tariffs on a service. These provisions may now be found in subsection (h) of this Code section.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 20, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act is intended to reflect the current internal organization of the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives and is not otherwise intended to change substantive law. In the event of a conflict with any other Act of the 2009 General Assembly, such other Act shall control over this Act.”
Law reviews.
For annual survey on administrative law, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2009).

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